The new infections brought the country’s total caseload sincethe pandemic broke out to 11,493,271.
Meanwhile, 227 patients were declared to be free from the diseaseon the same day, lifting the total number of recoveries to 10,599,201.
The death toll rose to 43,157 after two fatalities were loggedin the south central province of Binh Thuan and the southwestern province ofTay Ninh on October 17.
So far, more than 260.58 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines havebeen administered in the country./.